Apart from the asymmetry between the access that Chinese firms enjoy in foreign markets and the access China provides foreign companies in its markets, the real threat to national security is that China’s 2017 cybersecurity law obliges and forces citizens… Read More ›
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Neuroscience-Based Videogames Being Tested By JP Morgan For Recruiting Interns
A unique method of recruitment of interns is being used by United States based investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. The bank is in the process of testing out video games based on neuroscience for the recruitment. This is part… Read More ›
Higher Risk Of Early Death From Higher Intake Of Sugary Drinks: Harvard Research
A large, long-term study among U.S. men and women has revealed that the greater quantity of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consume, the greater is the risk of them dying prematurely – specifically from cardiovascular disease, and from cancer to a… Read More ›
Brexit slashes Britain’s economic growth to lowest in a decade
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned of greater economic harm if the geo-political scenario does not quickly get a more stable footing. As per the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), companies across industry segments are looking to cut… Read More ›
May grows more cautious for Tuesday’s Brexit vote in parliament
Tomorrow’s vote will depend on whether May has the numbers backing the deal. On Monday, Britain’s Foreign Minister Jeremy Hun stated, the Britain’s government will only hold another meaningful vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday provided… Read More ›
U.S. Transportation Department investigating Boeing 737-8 MCAS
The Transportation Department’s probe is focusing on whether the FAA used appropriate design standards and engineering analyses in certifying the aircraft’s anti-stall system. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the the matter at… Read More ›
Principal Financial Group Inc eyeing to purchase Wells Fargo & Co’s retirement plan services business
If all goes well with the potential deal, worth possibly more than $1 billion, an announcement could be made later this month. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Principal Financial Group Inc is in advanced talks to… Read More ›
Some Patients Can Have Problems From Inactive Ingredients In Medications: Study
A study by a group of doctors and scientists into the inactive compounds used to make medications, the results of which were published last Wednesday in the Science Translational Medicine journal, found the existence of at least one inactive ingredient… Read More ›
Softbank, Toyota In Talks To Invest $1Bn In Uber’s Self-Driving Program: Reports
Talks about a possible investment into Uber Technologies’s self-driving vehicle unit, worth about $1 billion or even more, is being currently held between a group of investors that is led by SoftBank Group and the Japanese car maker Toyota Motor,… Read More ›
Macron pushes France’s strategic interests in Kenya
French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Kenya has major geostrategic and economic implications. A strong bi-lateral relation between the two countries could largely offset China’s growing clout in the region. On Thursday, in a development that marks a deepening of… Read More ›